Playa de las Americas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Playa de las Americas over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the surf is lookin’ pretty flat for a long stretch. We’re talkin’ tiny, weak waves that barely qualify as surf for the first week or so. The water temp is sittin’ around 74°, which is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real chance to wet a line comes on the afternoon of Saturday, August 2nd. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell creepin’ in from the south, with a period of 13 seconds. It’s a proper groundswell, which means it’ll have a bit of shape, but the energy is still pretty modest at 126. The wind goes glassy, and that’s a major positive – clean conditions for a wave that’s small but should peel nicely. Not a standout, but it’s the first thing worth paddlin’ for.

Sunday, August 3rd afternoon picks up a little, with 2 ft from the south again, period 12 seconds, and the energy jumps to 104. Glassy conditions mean it’s clean, but it’s still just surfable, nothin’ to write home about. The lookin’ glass stays pretty ordinary through the next week.

Now, the best on offer in this whole 16-day window – and I mean the true standout – is the afternoon of Tuesday, August 12th. We’ll see a 1.0 ft swell from the south-southwest, period 13 seconds, with 69 energy. The wind is a clean cross-off from the east-southeast at 6 mph. That’s a good combo for a bit of shape. It’s still small, but for this spot, in this period, this is the cleanest, most organized wave we’re gonna get. Not big, but it’ll be fun for a longboard or a fish.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag, with very small pulses from the northwest and south-southwest, but the energy is low and the quality is poor. The swell is tiny, often under 2 ft. The biggest issue is that from the 29th of July all the way through to the 1st of August, the comments are all “poor surf conditions” – a real flat spell. After that, it’s just “surfable but very ordinary” until the 12th.

So, I’d say the 12th of August is your best bet – the standout. It’s a long-range call, so not set in stone, but based on what I’m seein’, that’s the one to circle on the calendar. The rest of the time, the board’s stayin’ in the car.

Rusty.

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